Abundance of Grace: College Buoyed by Prayers & Support During Thomas Fire

Posted: December 6, 2017

By God’s grace, Thomas Aquinas College appears to have emerged unscathed from the Thomas Fire. Although there has been extensive damage to trees and brush, as well as minor damage to the coffee-shop patio, no major structures have been harmed.

Throughout these last few days, the community has been heartened by the countless prayers and offers of help that have come from all quarters — including Twitter. Below are just a sampling of many gracious and generous tweets.

From alumni:

Praying so hard right now. I heard about the #ThomasFire right after it started because I'm an alumna of @TACollege. I have many friends in the area and many friends whose children attend there. Unbelievable how it has grown. Please pray for all affected & the firefighters, esp.

From parents:

Humbled by the prayers from family, friends, colleagues and complete strangers for my son and his @TACollege community. While I rejoice that he is well, I am heartbroken at the devastation their neighbors in Ojai and Santa Paula have endured. #thomasfire

We have my daughter, a TAC student, and two of her friends safe at our house in Orange County, and we are happy to take many more. TAC community please reach out if we can be of help. #ThomasFire@TACollegehttps://t.co/JB1yzXOCbN